diff --git a/samples/native-lib/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/native-lib/CMakeLists.txt
index cb4a6f40..d8201bae 100644
--- a/samples/native-lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/native-lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ if (NOT (CMAKE_C_COMPILER MATCHES ".*clang.*" OR CMAKE_C_COMPILER_ID MATCHES ".*
 endif ()
 set (CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -Wformat -Wformat-security")
 
-# build out vmlib
+# build out libiwasm
 set (WAMR_ROOT_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../..)
 include (${WAMR_ROOT_DIR}/build-scripts/runtime_lib.cmake)
 
-# Note: we build vmlib as a shared library here so that it can be
+# Note: we build libiwasm as a shared library here so that it can be
 # shared between iwasm and native libraries.
-add_library(vmlib SHARED ${WAMR_RUNTIME_LIB_SOURCE})
+add_library(libiwasm SHARED ${WAMR_RUNTIME_LIB_SOURCE})
+set_target_properties (libiwasm PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME iwasm)
 
 ################ wamr runtime ###################
 include (${SHARED_DIR}/utils/uncommon/shared_uncommon.cmake)
@@ -75,16 +76,16 @@ add_executable (iwasm ${RUNTIME_SOURCE_ALL})
 check_pie_supported()
 set_target_properties (iwasm PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
 
-target_link_libraries(iwasm vmlib -lpthread -lm -ldl)
+target_link_libraries(iwasm libiwasm -lpthread -lm -ldl)
 
 ################ native libraries ###############
 add_library (test_add SHARED test_add.c)
 add_library (test_sqrt SHARED test_sqrt.c)
 add_library (test_hello SHARED test_hello.c)
 # Note: Unlike simpler examples above, test_hello2 directly uses
-# the API provided by the vmlib library.
+# the API provided by the libiwasm library.
 add_library (test_hello2 SHARED test_hello2.c)
-target_link_libraries(test_hello2 vmlib)
+target_link_libraries(test_hello2 libiwasm)
 
 ################ wasm application ###############
 add_subdirectory(wasm-app)